Do/Did you have a curfew when your were 15-17 that was inforced by your parents? What was it?

Question

Think I had to be in by 11 on weekends. Broke it once.

Glad to know most on here played by the rules. I think it gives a good example to the younger readers on here that might be questioning whether or not their parents/guardians are too strict.

Answer 1

Curfews are made to make you more responsible with your time as well as help keep you safe. Yes, I had a curfew enforced by my parents, and yes, I followed the rules to the letter of the law becauseI respected them and myself.

The rules: In by 10 on a weeknight. Midnight on Saturday night. If you are going to be late, phone home and explain yourself BEFORE curfew has expired.

These curfew rules are similar to the ones I am now enforcing on my own children. It works. It is for their safety and well-being. Also, when one of my daughters ends up on a date that she is miserable with, she may use me as an excuse to come home early ANY TIME she chooses!

Rule breakers pay a penalty...financially or else they don't get to have a party of other incentive in the near future. My children have lost the keys to their cars, their credit cards, their weekly allowances and various other things whenever they chose to disregard the rules. The cell phone is taken away as well. If I'm paying for all these things, then someone should respect my ability to sleep at night so I can go to work in the morning. If I am awakened in the middle of the night by a curfew breaker, you can be assured they will pay for their choices in the morning.

EVERY ACTION CREATES A CONSEQUENCE.

Answer 2

Yes! I think I was the only one of my friends with a curfew too. My father was and still is the commander for the California highway patrol and he was on the seal team if your familiar with that then you could imagine how stricked he was. Anyways I had a curfew even after i turned 18 because I lived in his house. In high school I was aloud to go out one day of the weekend(Friday or Sat) and I had to be in the house by 11:00. During the week I was aloud to go out unless it was for a school function, but I could have a friend over until nine or Should I say that's how late my boyfriend was aloud to stay. At that time I hated my father for being so stricked I was aloud to say anything about it nor was I trying to go against it. I had my last spanken at 17. I no that prabably sounds way out to you but now that I look back I would'nt of change a thing. I love and respect my parents more then I can say. They worked hard on us kids teaching us morals and standards never giving up even after saying things like i hated them and always acting like a spoiled brat. They continued molded me into the person Iam today. Not very many parents are hard on there kids these days, it's a shame! I will do the same for my children as was done to me, The bible I read says " To discipline your child is to love your child." Which means if you dont discipline,(spankings and or rebukes) means you DONT love them. I'm a christian/catholic.

Answer 3

I did, right up until I was 18. But that was a good thing. When I think about it, my Aunt and Uncle did that in my best interest. I learned a lot about self-discipline and understood that by staying out at all hours (like I did, prior to moving in with my Aunt and Uncle), it wasn't safe for me, and I didn't choose my friends lightly. I was in trouble a lot, but when I moved in with my relatives, and they enforced a curfew on me, that meant I had to learn about rules and consequences when breaking the rules (which was being grounded for a week or two, or having privileges taken away from me - TV, Video Games, Going to friends' houses, or having friends come over, etc).
I'm kind of glad they did that for me. I have a lot more respect for them, and now that I have kids of my own, they, too, have the same curfew. They're not that old, though, so they know that they need to be home at a certain hour, and if they're not, then they have consequences, like I did. It works, though. I think it's a good thing.
Speaking as a parent of two boys (one pre-teen), I think this teaches a child that there are rules out there, in the world, and if they learn how to abide by them, at an early age, they will do better when they get older. Self-discipline is a good thing to have, when you're at a young age.

Answer 4

my mon always told me ( YOU LIVE UNDER MY ROOF GO BY MY RULES) AND I DID MY MOM IS A TOUGH COOKIE I LIVED WITH MY PARENTS UNTIL I WAS 23 AT THE AGE OG 21 I STILL HAD A CURFEW. WHAEN I WAS 18 MY MOM CALLED THE LAW AND TOLD THEM I WAS 17 I NEED TO BE HOME I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS 18 AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE ME BUT, since i lived there i had to follow the rules and now i am 27 and i understand cause i have a child and i will probley be that way with the rules but not as bad as my mom. you have to sometimes give your child a leway but what works for the both of you. parents sat these rules cause they can and for a other reason they worry if you are not home when you need to be. anything can happen and no body would not know keep your parents in form if anything happen

Answer 5

Never had a curfew. My parents split when I was an early teen and my mom worked nights so it was virtually impossible for her to keep track of me. I stayed out late and partied but after a while I became more responsible and started coming home at a decent hour.

Answer 6

Curfew? I wasnt even allowed out, except to stay the night at my best friends house. I did kinda rebel when I was 17 by hanging out with my boyfriend when I said I was doing other stuff. Thats about the extent of it.

Answer 7

Yeah what curfew?I had to beg my parents if I wanted to go to the library for goodness sake.When I turned 18
I was aloud to go see a movie on a Saturday night ,but I had to be home at 9:00.Please I don't even want to think about it!

Answer 8

I had to be in by 8 during the week, and midnight on the weekends. But, my older sister was usually influencing me in one way or the other and sometimes we would stay out later (not that I was ever complaining), and then she would get into trouble and I wouldn't. But then again, most times she wouldn't because she always had great excuses and alibis. LOL

Answer 9

my parents never had a set curfew for me, but i knew what time it was best to come in the house depending on how late i went out. this was usually a weekend thing, i was never allowed out on school nights.

Answer 10

R u lot serious ??? U saying that between 15 and 17 you were allowed out at night by yourselves??? No way, I wasn't allowed on a date at night until I turned 17 and even I had to be home by midnight!! Forget about going out at all during the week, homework, homework, homework. Wow !! That bites, I missed out hey................ : 0 )


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